The National tribune., 1887-01-13
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on q Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.

OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies TO Questions on q Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.
ITO Correspondents.-Write questions on a sep
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and mark it Correspondents Column" ostten-
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umn within three weeks.l
J. X. g., Baker, Mo.-How must a soldier proceed
to have pension claim brought before Congress?
AnsDer. Get his Member of Congress to INTRODUCES
bill for his relief This session being short one
It is not probable that any private bill intro
duced can go through, and as all bills introduced
this session which do not become laws will expire
with the session, IL would do no good to have q
private pension bill introduced now
w. W. r., Barre. HaSs-A soldier is receiving
pension for malarial poisoning and resulting dis
ease of liver. He Is troubled with heart disease,
which he alleges is the result of aforementioned
disability. Would the Pension Office recognize it
as such, and what amount would be allowed? an
s'0er. The Government may or may not recognize
heart disease as result of said disability. Ii de-
ponds entirely upon the history of the and the
testimony fled, of which we are ignorant We
cannot say to what amount the pension would DO
Increased, If at all, as it depends upon the degree
of disability as found to exist by the Examing Sur
geon-
NH, Macon, Ill. WHY is nothing said by
the GAR Committee in regard to total blindness
OF one eye? q What is the for total blindness
ofone eyer 3. What is the rate for loss Of eye
and severe injury of other? 4. Is there Board of
Oculists in each State to examine those who apply
for pension for disease of eye and ear or are they
examined by regular physicians? ARsaUer. l. Total
blindness of one eye Is already provided for by
other bills 2 Total for rank held at the time the
disability originated. g. Any rate from s. to SI7.
4; A Board of Oculists or Surgeons, who make
diseases OF the eye speciality IL detailed in every
large city for the examination of special cases.
A. H. b., Adrian, Mich.-You are not entitled 20
the balance Of bounty, for the reason that said
bounty was forfeited when You accepted a commits
sion In regard to travel pay, if you have not
already received 10 you are entitled to pay for
transportation from place Of discharge to place Of
enrolment, If honorably discharged.
Vim. A b., Hays City, KGR.-If man deserts
irom the Regular Army, is he always liable to be
RR1 PUNISHED Ang,'sr; Yes a dsserteT from the
| apprehended and punished at any time. There is
| no limitation in such law as. you suggest.
q C., Aurrphys60ro, M.-Applied for pension in
1881 and received 81 per month from date of appI-
cation. Three years later received an increase to
81 and still later was raised to So. Shall receive
g. VI, or 50 per month from date ofdscharge, should
the arrears be repealed? AnsCsr. Two dollars
per month would be all that would be allowed you.
| Sabseriber.-The law was not changed in regard
/ to children's pension The same law exists as
has existed ever since July 3, 1866. namely 81 per
month for each child said pension to upon the
child arriving at the age Of Is years.
Old SOtdier.-H you will write 20 the Governor
of the Military Home you obtain all the infor-
nation you desire on the subject
4 Il. D. u. hISScnu, " IA 9OiQler applle9 Tor an
invalid pension and dies before its allowance, The
/ widow completes his claim, which is allowed. To
| whom does said pension belong, to his widow, or
4 can the administrator dispose of it? AnStUer. II
belongs solely to the widow. II is not part of the
assets of the estate of the deceased
| g. w.. Moline, hich.-Money due the pensioner In
/ this can only be collected by his widow. The
| child cannot receive it because the widow lives
| VIM. ", IiddtetotCn, ". IA dependent father
cannot draw pension for period prior to his wife
/ death. Even in case his wife had applied for pen
sion and il was allowed and she died prior to the
receipt Of same, the amount due to her cannot be
paid the father, as his title to pension did not exist
/ until she died
| IA NJ, Steam Corner, O.-Whas Is the rating for
/ sun-stroke and bronchitis? AnstUer. 1t depends
| upon the report of the Examining Surgeon. The
rate will be governed by his report of the degree OF
disability existing by reason of the alleged disease
There is no specified amount for any disease; all
| pensions granted in accordance with the actual
/ degree of disability as found to exist.
| II. L. w., Hddtefstd O.-Does the Government
furnish headsOnes for the graves of the soldiers OF
/ the war of 1872 and the Revolutionary war? An
| slger. There has been no regular appropriation
| made yet for that purpose. There is a bill now
\ pending in Congress. which has passed the House,
and there is little doubt but that il will become
| law should it be reached for action this session.
You may send in your application for headstones 10
| the Quartermaster General, u. 5. A. this city We
/ think you will have no trouble in obtaining them.
| j. w. HcC., COrydon, hy-1. soldier enlisted
In 1851 and discharged by Surgeons certificate
titled to bounty? 2. A soldier has claim for two
disabilities pending; one was rejected; some time
afterward it is allowed is he entitled to in
said case? g. Is the alphabet taken in rotation; II
So what letter have they reached? ARstcer L. No
/ 2 Ii depends upon when the claim was fled the
rate of pension allowed for the other disability and
many other facts which you fail to mention. 5. We
1 presume you refer to pension claims, though you
| do not say They are not acted upon either al.
| phabetically or numerically, but taken up and
| allowed whenever sufficient evidence has been
/ filed to complete the same
| &c B., Oconomolcoc. Wis.-I Does the appropria.
| ton for headstones include soldiers of the Of
fba not v,V,IAf boga
who drew 81 and were increased TO So draw the diff
ference, So from date Of discharge? Ans'0er. See
| reply to +" III. L. w." Middleheld o. 2 No.
| O. A. s.. Cincinnati, O-Why cannot the Pension
Commute of the G. "A. r. include In its recommends
ton TO Congressinerease to those pensioners
totally incapaeitated for the performance of man.
ual labor aud place them on an equality with those
| pensioners who have lost limb? ARsl0er. We car
| only say that by asking too much they might lose
| all. The measure proposed Is Just one, but we
think 10 would stand better chance to be legiSlated
| upon as a separate measure
g. 7. Il, South Londonderry, vi am drawing
S36 per month under act # lug. 4 1856, for tOta
| disability Of - arm. i am unable to perform
manual labor; am not entitled to SO per month
AnsCer. No You are drawing the full amount Of
pension to which you are entitled under the law
for the disability described.
| j. O. c. MansfeId, OFF you are pensiopad as an
| enlisted man, your wife would draw So per month
| providing you died from disability contracted in
service and in line OF duty.
G. H. A. PrOVidsncs, r. L-Unless the soldier wa
| discharged for BOUNDS he is not entitled to any
listed after July q, 1861, and WAS discharged for
disease prior to two years service is not entitled
| TO bounty.
A Subscriber writing from Minneapolis, is in
formed that we do not reply to communications
that are not accompanied by full name and address
of writer. We have had complaints from several
correspondents who have failed to receive a reply
to their letters this il doubtless the See
note at head of this column.
Mrs. p. H., DetGs0Grs, OIL. Il widow of n SOL
der who only served three months entitled to
pension? 2 How should she proceed to obtain
same? AnSs0er. Yes If the soldier died from dis
ease contracted In the service and in line of duty
2. Apply to the Commissioner of Pensions.
Veteran" Northampton, GdSS.-IS an ex-soldiel
debarred from getting an appointments as letter
carrier on account of age? 4RSwsr. The only re-
qurement is that he must be over 81 years of age
intelligent, temperate and physically ft for the
service must be able to read write and understand
the elementary rules of arithmetic.
s. r. H.. BelitooOd, Pd.-The claim should be pre-
sented to the Second Audior of the Treasury IL i:
| an old law and we presume every soldier seaman
or marine who was entitled to receive the three
| months extra pay allowed to Mexican war sol
| ders ETC.. was paid the same long since. There i
no valid reason for assuming that they did not re
ceive the pay, because ID within the knowl
edge Of every soldier of the Mexican war at tha
time.
CHA, Brisr Hill, ~ Y-Ifyou can prove when
| where and how the disability of rheumatism origi
| mated, and show treatment therefore by Surgeon
| during service and since discharges, you can prob
ably establish claim for pension; not otherwise.
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